The Special Ones: 200mph Suzuki Hayabusa track weapon

Former Supersport and Superstock 1000 racer, Anthony Cooper lets us loose on his very special, track-modified 2016 Suzuki Hayabusa around Donington Park.

[anthonycooper]

Absolute privilege to be on here with Michael, what an amazing guy he is and his knowledge and riding skills are incredible. I wouldn't trust anyone else to ride my bike on track like I do him. And loved his honesty and appreciation of the bike. Thank u so much for the opportunity, love your channel keep up the good work.
And thank u for a great day 👍👍👍

[IanGrant-yp]

It's really nice to see a bike that isn't the normal track day weapon. Hats off to that man!!😁

[dunc]

Two amazing blokes chatting about Fantastic channel.

[hookmaster]

At one point I had an 07 1098s Ducati, 08 Honda Fireblade and a 2010 Hayabusa. The Ducati broke a shift spring in the transmission at 1500km which was repaired under warranty finally… then spun the main bearings at 13500km causing a 9k bill. The Honda had a crank issue (primary drive hardness) and grenaded the trans at 24500k resulting in a 5k bill which Honda refused to acknowledge and the Busa did 89, 000k before I sold it without fault even though it had a full Akra and power commander quickshifter from day one.😅

[davidbarton]

Indeed this is a credit to Anthony in the way it is presented and tastefully modified, wow this just reels other bikes in on the straight, amazing to see.Thanks Neevesy this is on another level.

[joshuaanothereraseddad]

That Busa is so dreamy and Anthony's vids are tremendous! It'll take some time, but my first gen Busa is definitely gonna be built for cornering. The handling characteristics of the first gen reminds me quite a bit of the 04 Daytona 955i I had. Not ultra nimble by a long shot, but still fun to lean. And it has a couple more ponies. Great vid gents!

[marcjorgensen]

I have been wanting to build a track style modified busa for years now. This is an epic build.

[shanemartinson]

Years ago I had a 2002 busa that I set up for track days. It was one of the most fun bikes I've ever rode of the track, it fit how I rode back then, really miss that bike. I worked almost everything on that bike. engine had a +4mm piston kit, cams, billet bits throughout, suspension was done, geometry was changed to make it corner better. It was tuned, and had a quick shifter... used to get a lot of question when pulling up to the track from people that never seen it before. it was also my street bike so I had to do all the changes with a purpose and forethought. Still deeply thinking about getting a Gen 3 and setting it up like that bike was.... loved the video, thank you.... really brought the memories of that bike back in my head.

[peterherrington]

I've had a supercharged busa, turbo busa & currently race a 1476 stroker, superb bikes for easy silly power .
Nothing else comes close

[matteobagni]

This channel is really a gem ! Thank you.

[deanodrives]

I was on this track day and noticed this bike there, Anthony is seriously quick on it and it was great to see and hear it in person

[TwinPotMan]

I can really see the temptation in doing these mods. Years back I moved from a GSXR1000 K7 to a ZZR1400, which I modified with different dog bones to increase ride height after my first track day with it. I also used a high profile rear tyre to increase the turn-in and improve the handling massively. Sadly, after about 18 months I let it go because it was just too quick for road use.

[kennethwolfe]

That power is mental. He’s riding the wheels off that bike. Bravo

[MetallicHallucinations]

Jesus Christ! That thing harpoons the horizon and reels it in like the Millenium Falcon! Awesome 👍

[The_David_the_th]

I’ve watched a couple of Mr. Cooper’s Busa track day videos. I just love how he dog walks those liter bikes on track.

[nickrider]

So pleased you chose to look at Anthony's bike, I signed up to his YouTube channel after being amazed how damn fast he is on his Busa. It looks prestine and gorgeous too 👍🏻😎

[toogolfful]

Magnifique Hayabusa dans cette configuration racing. J'attendais depuis longtemps le descriptif complet de ce faucon tellement limpressionnant dans les vidéos embarquées. C'est chose faite et très bien faite. Merci à tous les deux. On ressens la passion qui vous anime et c'est beau à voir👍✌️😀

[thecornishbiker]

Ahhh we finally find the real ghost rider.

[scottmcpeek]

A track-prepped 'busa sounds like a nightmare, but the type of nightmare you don't want to wake up from because you're genuinely intrigued on how it's going to play out. Fantastic to watch you guys hustle it around Donington!

[KJmotoplus]

Absolutely inspirational work from Anthony, that Gen2 is fantastic. I've got a Gen1 that I use for track days in Perth, Western Australia and a friend in Queensland runs his Gen2 on the you guys said I absolutely agree with, thanks mate for showing us the busa's potential!